Compare Belarus & its neighbours

(Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine)

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Misc
Country CodeBYLVLTPLRUUA
Geography
Area (sq km)207,60064,58965,300312,68517,098,242603,550
Coastline (km)4989044037,6532,782
Highest Point (m)346 (Dzyarzhynskaya Hara)312 (Gaizina Kalns)294 (Aukstojas)2,499 (Rysy)5,642 (Gora El'brus (highest point in Europe))2,061 (Hora Hoverla)
Average Elevation (m)16087110173600175
People
Population9,527,5431,923,5592,793,28438,420,687142,122,77643,952,299
Median Age40.3043.9044.0041.1039.8040.80
Growth Rate-0.24 %-1.10 %-1.10 %-0.16 %-0.11 %0.04 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)10.009.609.809.3010.7010.10
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)13.2014.5014.8010.5013.4014.30
Urban Population78.60 %68.10 %67.70 %60.10 %74.40 %69.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth25.7027.2027.0027.4024.6024.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)4.0018.0010.003.0025.0024.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.605.103.804.406.707.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.70 %5.90 %6.60 %6.40 %7.10 %7.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.083.194.342.404.013.01
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)11.005.807.306.508.208.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)24.50 %23.60 %26.30 %23.10 %23.10 %24.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.80 %5.30 %4.20 %4.80 %3.80 %5.00 %
School life (years)151616161615
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)9.30 %17.00 %13.30 %14.80 %16.30 %23.00 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)179.400 billion54.020 billion91.470 billion1.126 trillion4.016 trillion369.600 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.40 %4.50 %3.90 %4.70 %1.50 %2.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)18,90027,70032,40029,60027,9008,800
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)24.50 %20.70 %18.00 %20.00 %26.50 %18.90 %